Category: The Big Picture This is Part 2 of Feeding Tompkins, an in-depth look at food insecurity in Tompkins County and a collaborative project between WRFI News, the Ithaca College Park Scholar Program, The Ithaca Voice, and Hot Potato Press. This article was written by Jolene Almendarez. ITHACA, N.Y. —…
‘Intervene’ video and workshop receive best practices award By Nancy Doolittle | May 1, 2018 A video and workshop developed at Cornell that helps bystanders address problematic situations such as sexual assault has won another in a series of national awards. “Intervene,” a 20-minute video, often paired with a 60-minute…
From https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/vector-borne/index.html Illnesses on the rise From mosquito, tick, and flea bites 3x. Disease cases from mosquito, tick, and flea bites tripled in the US from 2004 to 2016. 9. Nine new germs spread by mosquitoes and ticks have been discovered or introduced since 2004. 8 in 10. About 80%…
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